Greece: Hospital evacuated after wildfire outbreak

A wildfire fuelled by strong winds broke out in the Greek port city of Patras on Tuesday, authorities said, forcing a childrens hospital and residents to evacuate. Patients were transported to other facilities elsewhere in the city as 80 firefighters, 25 vehicles and 10 water bombers battled the blaze. The evacuation went quickly. All the children in the hospital were transferred to other hospitals in the city, paediatrician Thanasis Filias told public broadcaster ERT. Residents in three areas of PatrasGreeces third largest city located in the Peloponnese regionleft their homes and took refuge in the cityThe post Greece: Hospital evacuated after wildfire outbreak appeared first on Guardian Nigeria News.
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